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Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Kimi K2

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Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2
Overview
CompanyGoogleMoonshot AI
Release dateMar 25 2025Jul 11 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
86.4%
75.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
59.6%
65.8%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 2.5 Pro shipped 108 days before Kimi K2

Which is better: Gemini 2.5 Pro or Kimi K2?

Gemini 2.5 Pro leads Kimi K2 on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Gemini 2.5 Pro shipped 108 days before Kimi K2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2 is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 2.5 Pro is proprietary.

On GPQA Diamond, Gemini 2.5 Pro scores 86.4%, 11.3 points above Kimi K2 at 75.1%. On SWE-Bench Verified, Kimi K2 scores 65.8%, 6.2 points above Gemini 2.5 Pro at 59.6%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Gemini 2.5 Pro released?
Gemini 2.5 Pro was released by Google on Mar 25 2025.
When was Kimi K2 released?
Kimi K2 was released by Moonshot AI on Jul 11 2025.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Gemini 2.5 Pro or Kimi K2?
Gemini 2.5 Pro scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Gemini 2.5 Pro 86.4% vs Kimi K2 75.1%.
Which is better at coding, Gemini 2.5 Pro or Kimi K2?
On SWE-Bench Verified (real-world software-engineering tasks), Kimi K2 leads — Gemini 2.5 Pro scores 59.6% and Kimi K2 scores 65.8%.
Is Gemini 2.5 Pro or Kimi K2 open source?
Kimi K2 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Gemini 2.5 Pro is a proprietary model released by Google.

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